In yet another development, troops demolished thehomes of three absconding militants Bajaur tribal region afterthey failed to surrender to local authorities.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Nabi Hanfi, the Taliban spokesmanfor Kohat region in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, told reporters onphone from an undisclosed location that some militantsarrested in Ghor Zandai area had no connection with his group.

Hanfi also denied that his group was involved in therecent killing of two officials of MOL Pakistan Oil and GasCompany and four paramilitary personnel in Dar Malik area ofKohat district.